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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed 16 defence agreements worth Rs 39,000 crores as a part of 17th India-Russia Annual Summit ahead of eight BRICS Summit to be held in Goa on October 15 and 16.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed 16 defence agreements worth Rs 39,000 crores as a part of 17th India-Russia Annual Summit ahead of eight BRICS Summit to be held in Goa on October 15 and 16.

Earlier, Brazilian President Michel Temer and South African premier Jacob Zuma were first amongst global leaders to arrive for the BRICS Summit in Goa on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the venue on Friday night.

The eighth edition of the international conference will begin shortly in Goa’s Taj Hotel as leaders from BRICS countries will continue to arrive according to their respective schedule. The 8th BRICS Summit is being held in Goa from Oct 15 to 16.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in Goa to attend the BRICS Summit was delayed due to poor visibility with thick fog making it difficult for his plane to land in the coastal state.

The Russian President was first scheduled to arrive at 1 AM at INS Hansa base, which is adjacent to the Dabolim Airport, but his arrival was delayed due to thick fog in the region, sources in the naval base told PTI.

His flight, which was supposed to land at 3 AM, was rescheduled to 7 AM but even at that time it could not arrive.

However, due to security reasons it was not stated as to where his plane has been diverted. Heavy security was in place along the road connecting INS Hansa base to the summit’s venue hotel in Benaulim village.